Besic did, at times, show glimpses of his potential, but he's at an age now where he should be playing and performing well every week and it seems unlikely that those chances will be afforded to him under Sam Allardyce.

Idrissa Gueye is ahead of him in the pecking order on Merseyside, but losing Besic will surely mean that the Everton boss plans on recruiting another defensive midfielder at some point this month.

There are much better, much more Premier League proven players around than the Bosnia and Herzegovina ace, and Toffees supporters know this.

Shane Callaghan

Shane is a Dublin-based sports writer who swapped the football pitch for the press box upon learning that he was better with a pen than with a round bit of leather. Prior to joining HITC, Shane enjoyed spells with Sports Mole and Goal.com among others, while he was also club reporter for Irish football club Drogheda United.